IT Infrastructure Manager

Infrastructure Manager


Infrastructure Manager sought by extremely interesting and unique not-for-profit, member owned SME organisation (single site) based in Central London. It's a highly professional and collaborative working environment and the business values its employees hugely, as evidenced by a fantastic working environment and benefits package.

You'll be joining a small IT team of 6 as Infrastructure Manager, reporting to the Head of Technology. The business is a cloud-first organisation (Azure) and you'll be involved in the design and delivery of
a variety of particularly interesting data driven technology projects relating to their Azure environment.

This is a hybrid role; you'll be required to work on site 2 days per week as a minimum (35 hour working week).

What you'll do:

• Overall responsibility for the management of IT infrastructure, planning and implementation.
• Management of IT Systems and infrastructure comprising Microsoft 365 (including Exchange Online, SharePoint, Azure Active Directory / Entra ID, MS SQL and a variety of SaaS products and in-house applications.
• Supporting core application built (multiple SQL and application VMs hosted in Azure with client connectivity delivered by Azure Virtual Desktop).
• Collaborate on the build and maintenance of new core web application serverless hosting architecture.
• Own the IT change management process, using continuous improvement techniques to deliver projects efficiently and effectively.
• Management and monitoring of backup systems, testing of security controls and systems auditing.
• Work with internal and external security teams to deliver a range of planned security improvements, building into a cycle of ongoing testing and continuous improvement.
• Management and maintenance of IT Disaster Recovery Plan in collaboration with internal Business Continuity Group.
• Line management of a small IT Team.
• Management of IT Policy and associated budgets, with significant involvement in company IT Strategy.
• Management of external IT suppliers and IT Services.
• Ensure a proactive approach to Infrastructure Management to identify problems and provide timely resolutions.

Required Experience and Qualifications:

• Experience managing IT systems and IT service delivery.
• Line Management or Team Leadership experience.
• Experience with implementing, managing and maintaining Azure and Microsoft 365 services (to include Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive).
• Ability to formulate IT strategies and to plan and implement solutions based on company needs.
• Ideally you'll possess a Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant technical subject.

The role is offering £60,000 - £65,000 DoE + bonus + excellent pension scheme / benefits.